Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-05-07
TERNS.-S2. 90 PER YEAR
OUR FALSE HAIR.
Where IL Comes from and How II IL
OLtuiued--Its Manipulation.


OGtuiucd-- Manipulation.
NEARLY all the false hair that is sold
in yhS county," said 4 hair-dealor to
Hsrad reporter recently. IS brought
from France and Germany. 1t IS OBJ
tanned in those countries from the peas
ant girls. The B,rln aal Par mer-
chants send the agents ont through
the county districts. aud whenever one
Of these agents meets lass W In Il fine
crop OF ha 4, he immed ately begins to
bargain with her As = rule the peas
ants know so little of the world, and
are so utterly ignorant of the value OF
things. that they generally sill their har
at the most ridiculousiy low prices. 1t is
moth NJ uncommon TO see French
peasant girl dispose of the most magnt-
licint su Of hair, suit that W. could
sell tor SO. for a worthless carr nc or
4 string OF bright-ioOking beads. Ii
these merchants meet Il grl on the
road whose har attracts them, they
never give the poor girl a chance TO
think, or opportunity to go home and
consult her parents, but tile momant
she SAYS 'ycS.' out come their shears
and OF goes her rIagn iiclnt hair. and
the poor chiid's only return is worth
less tr nkct. Ii seems 81 |, but suc: is
lifc-at least hair merchants life. After
the hair ha, been all collected and
brought into Paris aud Berlin it is
then put through Il cleaning process
and assorted and arranged. On all ha,r
as it comes from the head, there is. no
no matter how clean n person tries to
keep ncr or hluscli, moro or less
dandruff The hair is passed through
Il sort Of wire net or chain, the wires
OF which are 50 cloSe together that the
hairs themselves can scarcely pass
through. You would think this would
cut the har. but it does not. 1t only
gets the dirt OIL, and it does so most
efiectuallv. After ths hair is thus
thoroughly cleaned, it is assorted in
proper cOiors, qualities, and lengths
Then the black hair is again
run over and three more piles or heaps
are made of 1.-THE long black hairs. tho
medium. and the short. The light hair
is III larly assOrtc |. Tdcn tn, dealers
mix the black and light hairs together
and make from them different shades.
BY mixing jet black, for instance,
with color of two shades lighter than
jet black sou get color exactly one
shade lighter. and this is the rule all
through the different combinations of
hair cOlOrs. A color M xcd with an
other color that is two shades lighter
than itself will produce color one
shale lighter, and shade that appears
TO be perfectly natural II the hair is
mixed with a color that is more than
two shaies it will produce streaky
ayo ded; but when the m King is proper
ly done not even an expert cm tell tho
ference between the real color and
the color that is the result OF this
skillful manipulation. The French are
the most expert hair mixers in the
world. and many blonde or brown
suit of hair that Looks so perfectly
natural is in reality. the proluct of two
ff.rent heads, and all the result OF
the ingenious French hair mixers.
What does head of hair cost? Well,
of course, there is in hair. as in every
thing else. an immense variety of kinds,
and consequently an immense variety
OF prices. Heads of hair can be bolght
as low a. SlJ. and there are many that
bring SO. For this latter price
should say that the very best suit of
hair that can be found in Boston can
be purchased. 1t does not cost
woman, or, should probably say in
order 10 keep in the fashion, Mrs.
Lad. rs much TO purchase her hair
now rs it did three or four years ago.
The Mrs. Ladies do not wear near so
much hair now rs they did then. as
anyone, even = Mr.. Gentleman. can see
10y glancing at one OF their heads. Con-
sequenty, while it formerly cost
fashionable female from 500 10 $3.50
to perfectly ahorn he head, supposing.
OF course, that she had 40 hair ut all to
start with, the same female can now
buy the very best head gear in Boston
at from $50 to S7j. Is there much
false hair worn in Boston,? Oh, an
immense deal of it. / indulge in no
exageration when say that there are
not tive women in one hundred who do
not wear some false hair.-Bcstoa
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